Diomedea
E673306
Diomedea is a genus of large albatrosses, renowned oceanic seabirds known for their impressive wingspans and long-distance soaring over open seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diomedea canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7576118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diomedea Context triple: [Diomedeidae, typeGenus, Diomedea]
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A.
Arsacia
Arsacia is an alternative name historically used for the city of Rayy (near modern-day Tehran) in ancient Persia.
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B.
Amphicleia
Amphicleia was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources for its strategic and regional significance.
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C.
Amphithea
Amphithea is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Anticlea, who in turn is the mother of Odysseus.
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D.
Deidamia
Deidamia is a princess of Scyros in Greek mythology, best known for her romantic involvement with Achilles during his concealment at her father's court.
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E.
Glaucus
Glaucus is a sea-god from Greek mythology, often depicted as a transformed fisherman endowed with prophetic powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diomedea Target entity description: Diomedea is a genus of large albatrosses, renowned oceanic seabirds known for their impressive wingspans and long-distance soaring over open seas.
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A.
Arsacia
Arsacia is an alternative name historically used for the city of Rayy (near modern-day Tehran) in ancient Persia.
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B.
Amphicleia
Amphicleia was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources for its strategic and regional significance.
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C.
Amphithea
Amphithea is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Anticlea, who in turn is the mother of Odysseus.
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D.
Deidamia
Deidamia is a princess of Scyros in Greek mythology, best known for her romantic involvement with Achilles during his concealment at her father's court.
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E.
Glaucus
Glaucus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Cretan prince and son of King Minos and Pasiphaë.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | adapted for soaring over oceans ⓘ |
| breedingInterval | typically biennial ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
great albatrosses
ⓘ
large albatrosses ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| describedInYear | 1758 ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
South Atlantic
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| eggNumber | one egg per breeding attempt ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Diomedes from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| family | Diomedeidae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | dynamic soaring ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
scavenging
ⓘ
surface seizing ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Diomedea amsterdamensis
ⓘ
Diomedea dabbenena ⓘ
linked to:
Diomedea exulans
Diomedea epomophora ⓘ Diomedea exulans ⓘ Diomedea sanfordi ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived seabirds ⓘ |
| lifestyle | pelagic seabird ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | highly migratory ⓘ |
| nestingSite | remote oceanic islands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large wingspan
ⓘ
long-distance soaring ⓘ |
| order | Procellariiformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Diomedeidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present in size ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Diomedeinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Diomedeidae
|
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation on breeding islands
ⓘ
introduced predators on nesting islands ⓘ longline fisheries bycatch ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Diomedea exulans ⓘ |
| wingMorphology | very long narrow wings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diomedea Description of subject: Diomedea is a genus of large albatrosses, renowned oceanic seabirds known for their impressive wingspans and long-distance soaring over open seas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.